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The Ubyssey & Renée Rochefort
March 01, 2024

AMS Elections polls have just opened and I urge everyone to get out and cast their ballot. If you’re discontent, thrilled or somewhere in the middle with what’s occurring on campus, the polls are where you can have your say.

The AMS, Senate and Board of Governors have a tangible influence on the daily life of students. As Aisha and I worked on The Ubyssey’s coverage, we had one thing in mind — ensuring each voter can make clear and informed decisions.

The team has written 29 profiles, live tweeted 16 hours of candidate debates and spent countless more hours behind the scenes making our coverage possible.

Everyone has a vote, make sure to use yours this year. Find all the coverage here.

— Renée Rochefort
News Editor

OPINION

The Ubyssey’s guide to the 2024 AMS Elections candidates

We’re not here to tell you who to vote for, but we will be honest about each candidates’ strengths and weaknesses.

Ubyssey Staff

NEWS

Candidate profile: Brandyn Marx, president

Brandyn Marx is running for president out of concern about the organization’s lack of equity for all AMS students and staff.

By Aisha Chaudhry

Candidate profile: Shaun "The Bulldozer" You, president

Shaun “The Bulldozer” You is a third-year political science student running for president on a platform focused on bulldozing a path to make “an AMS for the people.”

By Aisha Chaudhry  

Candidate profile: Alexandra Smith, president

Alexandra Smith is running to be president on a platform of transparency and bettering the student experience.

By Aisha Chaudhry

Candidate profile: Christian 'CK' Kyle, president

Christian 'CK' Kyle is running to be president on a platform centred around bettering academic support, the student experience, affordability and aiding clubs.

By Aisha Chaudhry

HUMOUR

From the Cult: Dear AMS, please waste more money

As much as the AMS Finance Committee does, and idk they probably do a lot I guess, they’ve completely ignored a massive issue with the AMS’s budget and how it affects student life.

By Elita Menezes

From the Cult: 2024 AMS Elections bingo

It's bingo time

By Ubyssey Humour Staff and Jocelyn Baker   

FEATURES

Speaker Kai Rogers wants to bring good governance to AMS Council

The throughline in Rogers’ interview with The Ubyssey was student participation at Council, and why and how he’ll make Council a safe space for public discourse.

By Iman Janmohamed

SPORTS + REC

Opening round upset ends men’s basketball season

Last week, the Thunderbirds travelled to the University of Manitoba to suit up for the Canada West playoffs, where they fell to the UNBC Timberwolves, 86–76, ending their season.

By Ian French

Students open eco-friendly racket stringing service on campus

RacketLines was founded by two first-year students looking to provide a cheaper option for racket re-stringing while lessening its environmental impact.

By Annaliese Gumboc

UBC downs TRU in conference quarter-finals, moves to semis

Number-one seed UBC's women's volleyball team swept eighth-ranked Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack in straight sets on Friday and Saturday, advancing to the Canada West (CW) semi-finals.

By Iman Janmohamed

CULTURE

Eyes of Mariupol: Keeping Ukraine in the conversation

This February marks two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a conflict that has taken the lives of over 10,000 civilians and displaced millions, resulting in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War.

By Spencer Izen and Elena Massing

Moulding moments, sculpting smiles

It's finally Friday. After a day of studying, I put on my most stained clothes and head to the Life building basement. Beeping my door number into the keypad, I enter and hang my things up on the hooks and slide on my apron.

By Vaishnavi Patil  

SCIENCE

When it rains, it pours: Atmospheric rivers explained

On January 25, Environment Canada issued a weather statement warning the Metro Vancouver area, Sunshine Coast, and parts of Vancouver Island for a potential of flooding due to an atmospheric river.

By Christina Park

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